Monday, May 21, 2012

Swollen feet leads to bed rest which then leads to inducing?!

Yep, that's right! Swollen feet, hands, and legs does mean there's something wrong. Kankles aren't normal! Last week when I went into the doctor he showed more concern that my feet, hands, and face had started to swell even more, my blood pressure was higher than normal and my occasional headaches are all signs of pregnancy induced hypertension. So with that he sent me to my room, on bedrest. I was looking forward to having an excuse to keep my feet elevated but didn't expect that bedrest could be sooo boring!!! I'm so glad I only had to do bedrest for 5 days instead of those who have to stay in bed for so much longer. I did get to catch up on all my tv shows which was fun, for a day. Because they were concerned I also got to do a couple stress tests hooked up to a bunch of monitors to make sure baby Ada was doing good. During the stress test she didn't want to wake up even after a juice box full of sugar, she stayed content as ever, asleep. So they had to take it to the next level with a buzzer right next to her head...one buzz and she went from 130 heart beat to a whopping 180, kicking all over inside. Woke her up for sure! Now I'll always know why she will hate buzzers! Once she was able to relax a little bit she was happier as ever still cuddled in my ribs, there clearly must be more room there then anywhere else she doesn't show any signs of wanting to drop. So, hopefully inducing labor will make her want to drop. Fingers crossed this doesn't turn into a c-section. I'm more than excited to know that tomorrow I will finally get to meet my little girl who's been growing inside of me for these past 38 weeks. I also thought I would post a picture of my feet, the middle foot is my moms and when I'm not pregnant a good idea of what my feet usually look like...WOOT WOOT for kankles! lol!!

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